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Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album. Craig David has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.
David was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the son of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter, and grew up in the Holyrood estate. David's father is Grenadian and David's mother is English and related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; David's maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism. David's parents separated when he was eight and he was raised by his mother. He attended Bellemoor School and Southampton City College.
David's father played bass in a reggae band called Ebony Rockers. As a teen, David began accompanying his father to local dance clubs, where DJs let him take the microphone.
David's earliest exposure came when he worked on a b-side to British group Damage's cover of "Wonderful Tonight". He then started doing vocals for a few tracks with garage act Artful Dodger.
Actors: Bob Mortimer (actor), Peter Kay (actor), Jack Dee (actor), Paul Merton (actor), Sacha Baron Cohen (actor), Jools Holland (actor), Derren Brown (actor), Adrian Edmondson (actor), Alan Carr (actor), Peter Kay (actor), Nick Frost (actor), Jimmy Carr (actor), Ricky Gervais (actor), Steve Coogan (actor), Richard O'Brien (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Game-Show,